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Enrollment
887
Middle
DISTRICT 909 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510366002600
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle
503 Deacon Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22405 · (540) 899-0860 · Stafford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL887 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Virginia public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
319 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 296 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 305 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 286 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 62.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle this school | 887 | 36.0% | 70.1% |
| Lois Hornsby Middle Williamsburg | 805 | 34.3% | 79.9% |
| Yorktown Middle Yorktown | 717 | 37.1% | 77.4% |
| King George Middle King George | 1,097 | 33.1% | 70.9% |
| Great Neck Middle Virginia Beach | 1,039 | 30.1% | 89.4% |
| Toano Middle Toano | 704 | 32.0% | 75.4% |
Matched among Virginia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Stafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #169 of 337 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #158 of 342 ▲ 18 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #158 of 342 ▲ 10 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 887 | #111 of 343 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #280 of 327 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #178 of 333 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #265 of 340 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #44 of 99 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
887
+109 (+14%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 889
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 887 | 58 | 15.3:1 | 36% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 877 | 59 | 14.9:1 | 37% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 894 | 64 | 14.0:1 | 35% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 778 | 48 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 800 | 54 | 14.8:1 | 29% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 777 | 48 | 16.2:1 | 22% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 889 | 51 | 17.4:1 | 15% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (800 to 887); teachers up 7% (54 to 58).
About Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle
Fredericksburg, Virginia, is home to Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle, a mid-sized middle school. It has an enrollment of 887 students in grades 6 through 8.
Stafford County Public Schools oversees Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle and 31 other schools, with 31,812 students in total.
The share of White students at Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle is 60%, a majority. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle are from different groups.
A staff of 58 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.3:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is 2.2 students per teacher. By family income, 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 45% average for public schools in Stafford County is 9 points higher.
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of Virginia public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle is 8.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 70.1%. Predicted: 78.3%.
For the population of Stafford County, the median household earns about $137,807 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Stafford County, 41 public schools serve about 31,812 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle from the closest public school, Grafton Village Elementary. The five-mile area around Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle at 4th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 778 (2020-21) to 887 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Stafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,466
Census ACS
Median income
$137,807
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
31,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stafford County Public Schools
- Mountain View HighHigh · 2,233 students
- Brooke Point HighHigh · 2,199 students
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Colonial Forge HighHigh · 2,122 students
- North Stafford HighHigh · 1,982 students
- Rodney E. Thompson MiddleMiddle · 1,063 students
Other schools in Fredericksburg
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- James Monroe HighHigh · 1,013 students
Nearby schools
- Grafton Village Elementary0.3 mi · 737
- Conway Elementary1.2 mi · 904
- Falmouth Elementary2.0 mi · 724
- Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle2.4 mi · 625
- Ferry Farm Elementary2.9 mi · 555
- Stafford Senior High3.0 mi · 2,198
Frequently asked questions
About Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith MiddleHow many students attend Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle?
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle enrolls approximately 887 students in grades 06-08.
Is Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle have?
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle?
At Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle, the student body is approximately 60% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle in?
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle is part of Stafford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.